Serene and Paige sat across from each other in a coffee shop, Paige fixed his eyes on Serene who gripped her cup with both hands, seemingly in a daze. "Common girl, snap out of it already, your brother is definitely fine" Paige uttered with a sigh, she placed her hand on Serene's and massaged her clenched fingers. "Seriously, he is going to be fine. Can't you tell? He just wanted you to leave just now that is the reason he raised that alarm!" Paige explained in exasperation. Seeing that Serene still did not show any emotion and was still looking so lost, Paige pinched the space between her brows and tugged her hair. "Don't tell me you are beginning to doubt yourself too now?" "Paige…" Serene parted her lips and muttered with a lost expression. Paige pressed her lips together and sighed, "oh, Rene… trust me, your brother will be fine. This trance that you are in, snap out of it, girl! The Serene that I know, is stronger than this!" Paige uttered seriously. And, as though the word
Steve Jobbs stood in front of the French window in his office and watched the city from the top floor. His face was emotionless as usually and he only pulled his gaze away from the view when he felt a person approach. "Boss" James announced as he stepped into the office. He gave a nod and moved towards the young man with a document in his hand. "Hm" Steve gave a deep nasal accent in response and walked away from the window. He returned to his chair and sat down elegantly while James quickly dropped the document before him. "The collaboration with the east companies have been completed, all that is needed now is your approval for the commencement of the project, sir" James diligently reported. Steve hummed and nodded, he took the document and flipped it open with his long manly fingers. He read through the papers carefully and at the last page, he sighed his name in satisfaction. "Good," he commented in the end and leaned back against his chair. "What else?" He asked the secretar
"You have arrived, Miss" a deep local accent reached Serene's ears, she opened her eyes and looked at the driver. "Oh, thanks" she said. She paid the driver and got out of the car. Serene rubbed her eyes and let her eyes take in her environment. She was slightly irritated when she received a call that disrupt her sleep that morning but seeing that it was a call from her 'employer', she hurriedly picked it up. She was not even allowed to respond properly when she heard the person over the phone asking her to meet as fast as possible in the address that was sent to her. She had to hurriedly take her bath, prepare and rushed over. And now, she had arrived in the unknown place and could only stare around. She hissed in frustration and took out her phone from her pocket, she clicked on the number that called her earlier and sent a text to the person. 'I have arrived' she messaged and after a few seconds, she got a reply. 'Okay'. Then, she waited. Meanwhile, inside a room in the hou
Things were worst than Serene expected when the car that brought her to the wedding venue stopped in front of the big cathedral. Naturally, she was escorted by Jane who helped her out of the car. As soon as she stepped out of the car, flashes from cameras crossed her eyes and it made her dizzy. She almost instinctively covered her eyes with her palm but Jane was also quick to shield her. There were so many people who had been waiting for the bride to arrive. These people were curious about who she was and the instant she appeared in front of the cathedral, they flooded her with their recorders and microphones and cameras. Serene felt dizzy and frustrated. One thing that she hated in her life was unnecessary crowd and noise. As though this scene was expected, men dressed in black suit suddenly popped out and helped led her away from the scene. The paparazzi were only able to get a few shots of her but no one got a name. And the most important thing was that her face that was hidden b
"Congratulations boss and…M–""She is now your mistress" Steve interrupted James and uttered. It was as if he knew that James was going to call out the bride's name in public. James was quick-witted, he instantly understood his boss's point and corrected himself immediately. "Congratulations and happy married life, Boss and Mistress" he voiced. After he had corrected himself, Steve pulled Serene along with himself into the car. James also got into the car and began driving away. While everyother person still tried to mingle in the marriage ceremony, it took a while before they realised that the husband and wife had sneaked away. Serene could only calmly allow herself to be transported in the vehicle. She said nothing and neither did Steve said anything to her however, his eyes remained fixated on her throughout the journey that it made her fidget. Several thoughts crossed her mind, from the reaction of the man, she could not tell the relationship he had with Amelia and this even m
"Or, should I rather ask, who are you, woman?" Steve queried. His deep accented voice transmitted into her ears, she shivered and subconsciously took a step back. He should not have found out, right? Serene's heard was filled with several thoughts, she pondered on her actions since the beginning of the act and did not think she made any mistake that the man could have noticed. Her face was still covered with her veil, and even if she had opened the veil, she had a mask that was the replica of Amelia's face. It would be hard to tell them apart so, what exactly went wrong? "I–" She began but just before she could utter a word, she felt the man's hand left her hand, she heaved a sigh of relief immediately but, her joy came too soon. All of a sudden, the man moved, his hand wrapped around her wrist and tugged her towards him in one swift movement. She could see his closer this time, all emotions were drained from his face and all that remained was a cold piercing gaze. She trembled an
Steve sat behind his desk in his study, he thought back to the woman in his bedroom and pinched the space between his brows. A hint of frustration flashed through his eyes, he was quite angered too, he never thought that someone would have the mind to trick him on his wedding and set him up with another woman. He drummed his fingers on the table as though he wanted to dispel his anger through that action. He halted his action after a moment and reached out to pick up the phone in front of him. He dialed a number on the phone and raised it to his ear. The phone rang a couple of times before it was picked up on the other side. Just as soon as the call connected, a soft voice sounded through the speaker from the other side. "Steve, you called me today, sorry I did not pick up quickly, I am busy here in Paris and– shit!" Halfway, the woman suddenly stopped talking and cursed. Many miles away, Amelia froze and slapped her hand over her mouth, her eyes widened and nearly popped out of t
Steve did not take his eyes off her until he stood before her. Serene lifted her head and also met his gaze. She did not feel trouble like she did before while staring at him. She did not bother to stand up from her sitting position and only fixed her eyes on him. "You are really…" Steve looked down at her body once again and pinched the space between her brows. She was only wrapped in a towel and was sitting comfortably In the bed of a man that she was not even familiar with, what sort of lady is she that she was not even self-conscious? "Don't you feel ashamed to be scantily dressed in my room? Are you deliberately presenting yourself to me?" Steve taunted ad he glanced at her. However, she merely shrugged. "I did not have any of my clothes here with me" she answered calmly. Steve thought that she would at least be a little bit more self-aware when he mentioned about the way she dressed but, she was very nonchalant about it. "What sort of woman are you? Are you not worried?" He